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| Hover cars to be built in Tel Aviv | |
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| An elevated network of hover cars is to be built in Tel Aviv. | An elevated network of hover cars is to be built in Tel Aviv. |
| A 500m loop will be built on the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) followed by a commercial network, according to skyTran, the company that will build it. | A 500m loop will be built on the campus of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) followed by a commercial network, according to skyTran, the company that will build it. |
| Two-person vehicles will be suspended from elevated magnetic tracks, as an alternative transport method to congested roads, the firm promised. | Two-person vehicles will be suspended from elevated magnetic tracks, as an alternative transport method to congested roads, the firm promised. |
| The system should be up and running by the end of 2015. | The system should be up and running by the end of 2015. |
| The firm hopes the test track will prove that the technology works and lead to a commercial version of the network. | The firm hopes the test track will prove that the technology works and lead to a commercial version of the network. |
| The plan is to allow passengers to order a vehicle on their smartphone to meet them at a specific station and then head directly to their destination. | The plan is to allow passengers to order a vehicle on their smartphone to meet them at a specific station and then head directly to their destination. |
| The vehicles will achieve speeds of up to 70km/h (43mph) although the commercial rollout is expected to offer much faster vehicles. | |
| A number of skyTran projects are planned globally, including in India and the US, but will depend upon the success of the Israeli pilot. | A number of skyTran projects are planned globally, including in India and the US, but will depend upon the success of the Israeli pilot. |
| SkyTran, based at the Nasa research park in California, hopes to revolutionise public transport. | SkyTran, based at the Nasa research park in California, hopes to revolutionise public transport. |
| Chief executive Jerry Sanders described the agreement to build a test track with IAI as a "breakthrough" for the project. | Chief executive Jerry Sanders described the agreement to build a test track with IAI as a "breakthrough" for the project. |
| Joe Dignan, an independent smart city expert, said the system represented "a hybrid between existing infrastructure and autonomous vehicles". | Joe Dignan, an independent smart city expert, said the system represented "a hybrid between existing infrastructure and autonomous vehicles". |
| "It will get the market in the mood for autonomous vehicles - it is not too scary, is cheaper than building out a train line and uses part of the urban landscape, 20 feet above ground, that isn't currently used." | "It will get the market in the mood for autonomous vehicles - it is not too scary, is cheaper than building out a train line and uses part of the urban landscape, 20 feet above ground, that isn't currently used." |